Spoilers ahead for Man of Steel, in theaters now.Alright, so now that Man of Steel has been out for a few days, it’s probably pretty safe to assume that everyone knows–whether they’ve seen it or not–that the movie has people talking.”Talking.”And on the Internet, that means screaming, venting, vamping, arguing. Why? Well, there are a handful of reasons. This movie contained some scenes that outraged a number of viewers–and even if the viewer in question was on board with the movie, some of them raised uncomfortable questions that really just didn’t seem to be answered satisfactorily.So what’s everyone up in a huff about? We’ll tell you.“Maybe”This one started before the movie ever got to theaters, but there were a fair number of people who thought it would play better in context. Generally speaking, those people were disappointed and Kevin Costner’s portrayal of Jonathan Kent has drawn some fire for being a little TOO human and not quite saintly enough.”I think you just have to understand that I’m human and I have two thoughts; one, selfishly, I want my son to live and I don’t want him to be taken away from me. So that’s the human part of Jonathan,” Costner told us in an interview two weeks ago. “It’s the real part that you wouldn’t–you know that he would be taken away. So he’s guilty of saying that. I think it’s a good moment for the film because I think every time you’re more real–even though it’s something you wish you didn’t say, I think that raises the stakes of the movie.”It certainly raised the stakes for his character, as his desire for Clark to have a relatively normal childhood led directly to…
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